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UK government could block developers that refuse to pay cladding costs from housing market

Deezen

The measures, which were introduced to parliament on Monday as amendments to the Building Safety Bill , would effectively prevent uncooperative homebuilders from building and selling homes. With talks between the government and industry ongoing, the proposals put forward this week spell out the severe nature of those penalties.

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Deluge Sprinklers are not as affordable as you think - especially when it compromises safety

BD+C

A couple of weeks ago, we saw an article published by TYCO, a sprinkler manufacturer, pushing for their alternate 1-2 hour wall assembly using their special purpose deluge sprinkler and tempered glass.

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Passing The Test for Safer School Design

BD+C

Passing The Test for Safer School Design 1 kcichowicz Thu, 04/27/2023 - 09:59 Knowing testing protocols can help us understand how to better provide protection in areas that need to address multiple types of life safety threats. There are best-practice guidelines for designing safer schools, which are a great starting point.

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2022 Projects in the Pipeline

SW Oregon Architect

LCC is using the bond to address safety, security, and accessibility for all students on its campuses, workforce retraining and career technical education investments, and classroom and learning space updates to meet the needs of current and future students.

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Kooo Architects creates Shanghai Freitag store in 1970s textile factory

Deezen

Japanese studio Kooo Architects has converted a 1970s textile factory in Shanghai into a store that aims to capture the ethos of messenger bag manufacturer Freitag. The bright factory color not only introduces some playfulness to the architecture but also simply reminds visitors and staff of safety when using these elements."

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Federal and provincial housing supply efforts shouldn’t jeopardize affordability and climate resilience.

Westeck News

An estimated 20 per cent of Canadian households experience energy poverty due to the disproportionate cost of heating their homes compared to their incomes. facebook twitter pinterest linkedin houzz instagram youtube About Westeck Windows and Doors Westeck is a premier manufacturer of windows and doors.

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UK government to force developers to meet £4 billion cladding costs

Deezen

An estimated £4 billion is required to fix dangerous cladding found on mid-rise blocks following the deadly Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017. Read: Grenfell Tower set to be demolished over safety risks. The move means that this cost will not be paid by leaseholders. "But Flammable cladding "primary cause" of Grenfell fire.